INFINITI G35 Problems - 2005 INFINITI G35 Suspension Problems

Suspension Problem on the 2005 INFINITI G35

Car problem(s) with the 2005 INFINITI G35.
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Problem with Suspension

Feb 12, 2015 - West Hartford, CT - Suspension2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.

Feb 25, 2013 - Las Vegas , NV - Suspension
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,580. MAH

Dec 16, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Suspension
I OWN A 2005 INFINITI G35 COUPE WITH THE SPORT TUNED SUSPENSION OPTION. RUBBER BUSHINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COMPRESSION RODS CRACKED CAUSING SEVERE MISALIGNMENT AND EXCESSIVE CAMBER. THIS CAUSED EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON THE INNERMOST 0.5-INCH OF TIRE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES, AND EXPOSED AND WORE THROUGH THE STEEL BELTS AND RADIAL PLIES ON THE LEFT TIRE. THE REMAINDER OF BOTH TIRES' TREADS SHOW NORMAL WEAR WITH ALL FOUR TREADS ON EACH TIRE MEASURING 4/32 TO 5/32. THE EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO ITS LOCATION ON THE TIRE WITHIN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE WAS NO DEGRADATION IN RIDE OR HANDLING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND NO NOISE CREATED TO WARN THE DRIVER. OWNER DISCOVERED THE DANGEROUS TIRE WEAR DURING ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE HAS ALL STOCK SUSPENSION WITH KUMHO ECSTA SPT KU31 225/40-19 TIRES. OWNER IS THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER AND RETAINED DAMAGED COMPRESSION RODS AND TIRES FOR TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,960 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND 33,788 MILES ON THE TIRES.

May 07, 2012 - Dover, NJ - Suspension
MY FIRST ISSUE:ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 INFINITI G35 5AT. I BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AT 62,000 MILES 2 YEARS AGO. FROM LAST YEAR (WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 78000) MILES I STARTED TO HAVE SEVERE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. ONE DAY I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED I ONLY HAD ONE QUART OF OIL LEFT. BY THE NEXT 1000 MILES (AFTER THE OIL CHANGE) THE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON EVERY TIME I BRAKED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW TO THE POINT I WAS SCARED OF DRIVING IT FURTHER SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE INFINITI DEALER. AT THAT TIME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP ME. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER G35 OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY WERE. RIGHT NOW I CARRY OIL WITH ME IN THE TRUNK KNOWING THAT IT IS GOING TO BE BURNING. I HOPE THERE WILL BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. MY SECOND ISSUE: SUSPENSION AND TIRE WEAR. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR I HAVE GONE TROUGH TOO MANY TIRES (LAST YEAR ALONE I WENT THROUGH 3 SETS). I AM NOT A CRAZY DRIVER AND ALWAYS CAREFUL ON THE WAY I DRIVE ESPECIALLY AFTER PURCHASING SO MANY TIRES. I HAVE BOUGHT AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION PARTS (TO ADJUST CAMBER AND TOE AS IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE FROM THE FACTORY) TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE THE TIRE WEAR BUT IT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING. I AM ON MY 5TH SET AS OF A MONTH AGO AND I GOT A CUSTOM ALIGNMENT DONE TO MAXIMIZE TIRE LIFE BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY DETECTED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR.

Feb 13, 2009 - Corona, CA - Front
I HAVE A 2005 G35 SEDAN. FOR YEARS I HAVE HEARD THIS CREAKING/SQUEAKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN INTO/OUT OF PARKING LOTS AND CURB CUT OUTS. I HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE SINCE 2006 AND YET SOMEHOW THE DEALER NEVER HEARS IT WHEN I TAKE TO BE SERVICED. ON MY LAST VISIT A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER, RIVERSIDE INFINITI SAID MY COMPRESSION RODS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED @ ($900.00). IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESEARCH COMPRESSION RODS, I STUMBLED UPON A SITE CALLED G35 DRIVER.COM WHICH HAD A HEADLINE THAT SAID +G35 COMPRESSION RODS ARE TOTAL CRAP+. I READ ON AND PERSON AFTER PERSON HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW THE RODS WENT OUT AFTER 12K MILES, THEY HAD THE SAME SQUEAKING/CREAKING ON TURNS, MORE SO ON COLD DAYS THAN WARM ONES ETC. THE BUSHINGS ARE CREAKY AND TORN. MY HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND BOTH HAVE G35 SEDANS AND HAVE THE SAME NOISE. HOWEVER MOST MEN DON'T HEAR THE NOISE UNTIL I BRING IT THEIR ATTENTION. SINCE SO MANU HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT, I RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND INFINITI TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS. THERE ARE NONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE BAD RODS PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY MOST CERTAINLY SOUND DEFECTIVE.

Dec 12, 2006 - Raleigh, NC - Suspension
I HAVE CREAKING AND GROANING SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FROM THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS OF MY 2005 INFINITI G35. I AM ALSO NOTICING THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HANDLE AS WELL AS IT DID WHEN NEW. I HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE TO MY SERVICE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST VISIT I WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN THAT INFINITI HAS THE STANCE THAT THE NOISES ARE INHERENT TO THE CAR. I DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT THESE NOISES, COMBINED WITH THE DECREASE IN HANDLING, MAY BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I INTEND TO RAISE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH INFINITI.

Jun 02, 2006 - Litchfield Park, AZ - Suspension
I PURCHASED A 2005 G35 COUPE IN JULY OF 2005. SINCE TAKING RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR HAS PULLED RIGHT. THIS OCCURS ON ALL ROAD SURFACES AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR WAS ALIGNED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THEN THEY CHANGED OUT THE TIRES AND WHEELS WITH ONES FROM A LOANER CAR THAT DIDN'T PULL (AND HAD SIMILAR MILES). THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO ROAD CROWN. THE LAST TIME (4TH) TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID ALL INFINITI'S PULL TO THE RIGHT. A QUICK SURVEY AMONG FOUR OTHER INFINITI OWNERS AT WORK REVEALED THAT NONE OF THEIR INFINITIS PULL RIGHT. THE DEALER REFUSES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. [SIDE NOTE: THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 G35'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.]